We’re Rob, Jade, and Bob, the founders/writers/editors of this site. We’ve started Vagabond3 as a sharing place for our fast approaching around-the-world adventure. Through travel reports, interviews, photos, and videos, we want to bring you along on our globe-trotting journey. Continue reading…

I love college sports. I was brought up in a SEC lovin’ house that had a do- or- die attitude about the games. We sweat and cried just as much as the players on the team- it meant that much to us.  And that attitude was only strengthened when I attended FSU and cheered for the Seminoles.  (I also really love the Gators, and don’t think anything wrong with cheering for both teams!)  Even though my heart lies with football, and with southern teams mostly, I still love a good match up and might love filling out my March Madness basketball bracket even more!  With the top 65 teams starting games on Thursday, here is my round up of where to watch all the basketball action with the 10 best sports bars in the country.

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A couple of weeks ago, I spent the weekend in Florida for my brother’s bachelor party. He wanted to celebrate the final days of bachelorhood with a quiet fishing weekend— nothing but the open sea, fishing gear, and buckets of beer. We had a great time, and I think one of the main reasons was because we were so disconnected from everything. At my family’s “fishing house” on the West coast of Florida, cell phone service is pretty much non-existent. Usually I travel with cell phone in pocket, laptop on my back, and the whole world at my fingertips. On this trip though, all I had access to was… well… the ocean. With little to no communication with the “outside world,” the entire weekend was focused on enjoying our time away from it all. While I don’t see myself living a completely disconnected travel life anytime soon – I mean, I do write a travel blog – I think it’s important to disconnect every once in awhile. Give it a go… you’ll enjoy the freedom.

Photo via Pieter Musterd

“I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” — Mark Twain

No quote may be truer than this in regards to traveling with groups.  Having a lot of friends around can be exciting and fun but oftentimes it becomes a delicate juggling game of split personalities.  Everyone has their routine, their way of existing that makes sense in their minds.  You have the push-overs, the nay-sayers, the optimistic, the up-for-anything, take chargers and the bullies. Some people go with the flow and accept other people’s routines while others constantly power trip that their way is the only way and there is no use doing anything else.

During a trip to Ireland, I traveled in a group and experienced a lot of this.  I found myself put between several of the people trying to create a balance so that everyone could get along and enjoy what Ireland had to offer- not argue about what time we were going to eat!  Years later, and all the more wiser, I struck that balance during my recent trip to NYC.  Here are my 10 ways to enjoy traveling with a group.

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So, you want to see as much of Los Angeles as possible in the shortest amount of time?  Here is a minute by minute itinerary telling you exactly what you should see and more importantly, what you shouldn’t waste your time seeing! As locals, we’ll give you a “friends and family” tour, loading up on the best tacos in Southern California and skipping all the “double-decker” tour bus sights!  Let’s go!